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A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.
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Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Violinist Rachael Beesley talks us through Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, deranged opium nightmares, and whether the violin or the french horn is the most difficult instrument.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Rachael’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
Aurora Orchestra performing a staged version of Symphonie Fantastique from memory (watch from 23:00 for the symphony)
Original Symphonie Fantastique score with Berlioz’s descriptions for each movement
Berlioz’s text translated to English
PBS article with background information on the piece
Guardian article on Symphonie Fantastique with lots of interesting quotes from Berlioz’s letters
Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts: Berlioz Takes a Trip
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra
Ironwood’s latest album of Louise Farrenc & Camille Saint-Saëns
Badass 19th- and 20th-century female violinists and composers to check out: Maud Powell, Louise Farrenc, Ginette Neveu, Marie Soldat-Roeger, Renée Chemet
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Another fascinating program. Funny, scholarly, insightful, surprising, delightful. Thank you!
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
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